Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Singtel and Telefonica have launched the Go Ignite brand for the start-up ecosystem alliance they formed in September 2015. The new brand announced at Mobile World Congress brings together the four operators’ innovation divisions, hub:raum, Orange Fab, Singtel Innov8 and Telefonica Open Future, and cover Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East.
Go Ignite has also launched its first global call for start-ups to enter their projects into one of the following five categories: IoT, cyber security, big data analytics, content delivery, and customer experience enhancement. Up to five start-ups will be selected for the programme by 30 April.
Selected start-ups will benefit from the alliance members’ collective resources. These include obtaining insights into different markets, introductions to partners, the use of co-working spaces, potential investment, coaching, mentoring, invitations to start-up showcases and events and access to the alliance members’ operating businesses.
The start-ups will also have the opportunity to gain access to Go Ignite alliance members’ business units and their collective customer base, which includes enterprises and consumers, equating to over one billion mobile customers across five continents.
